River Dee

Description: Runs from Almere Ferry to Point of Air, 33 miles in total. Tidal below Chester weir.

History: Promoted by Acts of 1734, 1744 and 1791.
For more details see the History page

Navigation Authority: : Chester City Council Dee, Grosvenor Park Lodge, Chester, CH1 1QQ: Telephone 01244 325681 : Email d.gorrell@chestercc.gov.uk : (Covers the river from above Chester Weir up to Almere Ferry.).
Website http://www.chestercc.gov.uk/

Navigation Authority: : Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: North West Region, Richard Fairclough House, Knutsford Road, Warrington WA4 1HG: Telephone 01925 653999 : Fax 01925 415961 : (Covers the river from Chester Weir down to Point of Air.).

Trip boats at Chester

• The Wizard Dee. A June Voyage from Bala to the Sea by T W Cubbon , Edition: 1st edition 176 pages, Published by Witherby 1934 Illustrated.

• The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969

• Carry On Up the Lune featuring Chris Coburn , 2 hours 29 minutes approx., Produced by Laurence Hogg Productions To the Lancaster canal to see it all! via the Irish sea and return via the Dee, epic adventure cruising Available on tape.

• Cheshire: Chester Trip boats on River Dee

River Dee: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Almere Ferry	Upper limit of navigation		0.0	0	D	SJ405563	117
Pulford Brook			1.5	0	N	SJ409577	117
Ironbridge, Eaton Park and Hall			3.5	0	N	SJ417601	117
Crook of Dee			5.0	0	N	SJ423615	117
Eccleston Ferry			6.0	0	N	SJ415621	117
Chester Weir and Dee Bridge	Special Arrangements are needed to navigate through the gate in the weir at a suitable tide. Contact North West Water Authority, Wirral Water Supply Unit, 69 Allport Road, Bromborough, Wirral. Tel 051 608 8521.		10.0	0	D	SJ406657	117
Railway Bridge	Chester to Wrexham line		11.0	0	N	SJ396658	117
Crane Wharf Junction	Dee Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal junction		11.4	0	N	SJ397665	117
Saltney Bridge			13.5	0	N	SJ369658	117
Sandycroft			15.6	0	N	SJ337676	117
Queensferry Bridge			16.9	0	N	SJ321686	117
Railway Bridge			17.6	0	N	SJ310693	117
Connah's Quay			18.8	0	N	SJ294699	117
Point of Air			33.0	0	N

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

River Don

Description: Runs from Bramwith Aqueduct to Goole where it joins the River Ouse. Very fast tidal flows and the river can be dangerous for pleasure craft.

History: Much of the navigation is the "Dutch River" constructed by Vermuyden of the Netherlands. The river at Fishlake was diverted in 1943.
For more details see the History page

Subordinate Waterways:

• River Don (Upper Section)

Navigation Authority: : Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: North East Region, Area: Ridings Area, Olympia House, Gelderd Lane, Gelderd Road, Leeds LS12 6DD: Telephone 0113 244 0191 : Fax 0113 231 2116 :

Related Books

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: volume 2 ISBN 0 7153 5975 4 :252 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1973 Order now from .

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: Volume 1 ISBN 0 7153 5719 0 :254 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972 Order now from .

• Early History of Don Navigation by T S Willan , Published by Manchester University Press 1962

• The River Don by Mike Taylor , ISBN 1 900138 00 X :32 pages, Published by Pictures of a Bygone Age 1996 Softback A5 book containing about 60 postcards from the first part of the 20th century. Order now from .

River Don: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Bramwith Aqueduct			0.0	0	D	SE614113	111
Fishlake Junction	Junction with River Don (Upper Section)		3.0	0	D	SE651127	111
New Bridge	Start of Dutch River		6.8	0	D	SE668203	106
Rawcliffe Bridge			8.9	0	D	SE701210	112
Goole	Junction with River Ouse (Yorkshire)		12.3	0	D	SE749228	106

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

River Derwent (Derbyshire)

Description: A tributary of the River Trent.

History: Made navigable under an Act of 1720 and fully opened for the 10 miles up to Derby in in 1721. Traffic ceased about 1795 and it was bought by the Derby Canal Company.
For more details see the History page

River Derwent

Description: Runs from Malton, Yorkshire, to Barmby-on-the-Marsh where it joins the River Ouse.

History: Promoted by an Act of 1701, but statutory rights of navigation above Sutton Lock were revoked by an Act of 1935.
For more details see the History page

Points of Interest: Currently being restored by the Derwent Trust.

Navigation Authority: : Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: North East Region, Area: Dales Area, Coverdale House, Amy Johnson Way, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4GZ: Telephone 01904 692296 : Fax 01904 693748 :

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Related Books

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: volume 2 ISBN 0 7153 5975 4 :252 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1973 Order now from .

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: Volume 1 ISBN 0 7153 5719 0 :254 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972 Order now from .

• Yorkshire's River Derwent by J Ogden , Published by Terrence Dalton Ltd 1974

• Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 6 by Not known , ISBN 0007136692 :190 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Nottingham, York & the North East. Includes the Aire & Calder, Chesterfield, Pocklington, Derwent, Fossdyke, Witham, Ouse, Ure, Rippon, Selby, Sheffield & South Yorkshire and Trent navigations. Order now from .

• Navigation on the Yorkshire Derwent by Pat Jones , ISBN 085361 563 2 :144 pages, Published by Oakwood Press 2001 A history of the river from Roman times to the recent past. Order now from .

Related Photographs

• River Derwent: Barmby-on-the-Marsh Village Barrage

Related Cruising Logs

• 23rd June 1998
• 24th June 1998
• 25th June 1998

Other Related Pages

• Cruising Times

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Through Barmby Barrage Lock: Length 62 foot, beam 16 foot 6 inches. Sutton Lock: Length 54 foot 6 inches, beam 13 foot 9 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

River Derwent: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Barmby-on-the-Marsh Lock and Junction	Junction with River Ouse (Yorkshire)		0.0	1	N	SE680286	105
Barmby-on-the-Marsh Village			.5	1	N	SE687289	105
Loftsome Bridge			2.1	1	N	SE705301	105
Wressel Railway Bridge			3.0	1	N	SE706313	105
Breighton			4.9	1	N	SE705340	105
Menthorpe			5.3	1	N	SE702344	105
Derwent Bridge, Bubwith	A163 road bridge		6.9	1	N	SE707364	105
Ellerton Landing			9.9	1	N	SE696403	105
Thorganby			10.5	1	N	SE692411	105
Cottingwith Ferry	Junction with Pocklington Canal		11.5	1	N	SE697425	106
Ings Bridge			13.0	1	N	SE694444	106
Sutton Lock	Non standard windlass required		15.5	2	N	SE703474	105
Sutton to Elvington Bridge			15.6	2	N	SE704476	105
Kexby Bridge	A1079 road bridge		18.4	2	N	SE704511	105
Stamford Bridge Lock No 2			21.9	3	U	SE712557	105
Buttercrambe Bridge			24.8	3	U	SE734585	105
Buttercrambe Lock No 3			25.0	4	U	SE732585	105
Scrayingham			26.0	4	U
Howsham Lock No 4	Awaiting re-building		28.5	5	U
Kirkham Abbey Lock No 5	Now replaced by a weir.		31.3	6	U
Site of Castle Howard Station			32.1	6	U
Site of Hattons Ambo Station			34.9	6	U
Cherry Islands			35.4	6	U
Malton	Termination of the navigation		38.0	6	U

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

River Roach

Description: This 9¼ mile tributary of the River Crouch runs from Wallingsea Ness, near Rochford, Essex, to the junction with the River Crouch.

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the River Crouch

Related Books

• Down Tops'l - The story of East Coast Sailing Barges by H Benham , Edition: 2nd edition, revised 192 pages, Published by George G Harrap & Co. 1971 This illustrated work includes river and creek navigation on the Crouch, Colne and Roach.

River Don (Upper Section)

Description: Runs 2¾ miles from the (closed) Stainforth Lock, where it joins the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, to Fishlake, where it joins the River Don main line

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the River Don

Navigation Authority: : Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: North East Region, Area: Ridings Area, Olympia House, Gelderd Lane, Gelderd Road, Leeds LS12 6DD: Telephone 0113 244 0191 : Fax 0113 231 2116 :

Related Books

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: volume 2 ISBN 0 7153 5975 4 :252 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1973 Order now from .

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: Volume 1 ISBN 0 7153 5719 0 :254 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972 Order now from .

River Don (Upper Section): Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Staniforth Side Lock (Closed)	Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation Junction		0.0	0	U	SE645124	111
Thorne Waterside Wharf			2.4	0	N	SE674145	111
Fishlake Junction	Junction with River Don		2.8	0	N	SE651127	111

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.